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Our Kids program focuses on building
self-esteem and self confidence in children. We make it fun so
students want to train! The self image, confidence, discipline and
control your child develops today will influence the level of
happiness and success he or she will experience as an adult. It
has been proven that traditional karate develops these
characteristics in children and much, much more. Our unique karate
program helps children attain: Improved Grades, Respect for
Others, Leadership Skills, Increased Attention Span, Better
Coordination, and Lifelong Goal Setting Skills.
Traditional karate training also gives both children and teenagers
something gravely needed in today’s society — the strength to say
“no” to negative peer pressure, and to replace the negatives with
positives in thought, word, and deed. Our karate students become
leaders and not followers within their peer groups.
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The Lenexa Karate Academy has
programs for men, women, kids, and teens. The family classes are
designed to allow parents and children to take classes together,
which helps promote convenience and quality time within families.
There are very few activities and sports where a family can
participate together, and we realize the importance of quality
family time. This is why we offer many family classes throughout
the week at the Lenexa Karate Academy — so our families
have the opportunity to train, share, and exercise together.
The family classes are also a great time for the adults and older
teens to come out and train as we pair them up with other adult
students, giving them opportunity to workout at a more appropriate
level.
The Lenexa Karate Academy is a good place to meet wholesome
new friends. We are an extended family and those people who want a
positive, healthy lifestyle for themselves and their families will
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Although our
main emphasis at the Lenexa Karate Academy is in the
empty-hand art of kenpo karate, you’ll find that our Okinawan
Jujitsu blends very well into our empty-hand techniques. Jujitsu
is continuing to grow in popularity and we believe our jujitsu
system is not only fun but practical.
Our jujitsu classes for kids, adults, and families focus on
joint-locks, pressure points, and traditional throws and sweeps.
Kids love our jujitsu because they learn to properly fall and roll
while preventing injury as well learning the different techniques.
Adults enjoy the additional self defense techniques they learn
from jujitsu and begin to see how it flows with our kenpo sets and
techniques, making for a well rounded martial art system and very
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Sparring class
at the Lenexa Karate Academy is a controlled, safe, and fun
environment where students can put it all together against other
students. Wearing approved protective gear (sold in our pro shop),
students work drills and practice their stand up fighting with
other students in our school, providing them with as realistic a
situation as we can safely provide. We spend an equal amount of
time teaching and working drills to enhance students’ timing,
speed, and effectiveness as we do actual sparring. This makes the
environment great for both beginners and experienced fighters.
Sparring is also a great cardio workout, getting students in the
best shape of their lives. |
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Okinawan Kobujitsu is the style of
weaponry instructed at the Lenexa Karate Academy. Taught by
9th degree black belt, Hanshi Dan Kennedy, training is focused on
the following traditional weapons: Bo (staff), Tonfa, Sai, Nun-te
Bo, Oar, Kama and Nunchuka. Training in the weapons greatly
improves a students basics, power, and timing. Weapons training at
the Lenexa Karate Academy is open to all ranks and ages.
And, as in the kenpo and jujitsu program, students can also earn
rank in the Okinawan Kobujitsu program. |
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